Palos Blancos

Palos Blancos is a country town in the department of La Paz in the South American Andes State of Bolivia.

Location in near space

Palos Blancos is the central place of the district ( bolivian: Municipio) Palos Blancos in the province of Sud Yungas and is located at the confluence of the Río Boopi and Río Cotacajes the Río Alto Beni, the headwaters of the Río Beni.

Geography

Palos Blancos is located in the Bolivian Yungas to an average height of 450 m east of the Andes mountain range of the Cordillera Real.

The mean average temperature of the region is about 28 ° C, the annual precipitation is nearly 1600 mm (see climate chart Palos Blancos ). The region has a pronounced diurnal climate, the monthly average temperatures vary only slightly during the year between 25 ° C in June / July and 29 ° C in November / December. The monthly rainfall less than 100 mm from May to September, reach values ​​of more than 200 mm from December to February.

Traffic network

Palos Blancos is located at a distance of 239 kilometers of road northeast of La Paz, the capital of the department of the same name.

From La Paz highway Route 3 via Coroico and Caranavi in a northeasterly direction to the bridge over the Río Beni, thence fifteen kilometers further upstream to Palos Blancos. The Ruta 3 achieved in the course by 372 kilometers at Trinidad the Río Mamoré.

Population

The population of the town has risen in the past two decades to approximately twice: